Siegfried Engelmann

Siegfried Englemann
Born(1931-11-26)November 26, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 2019(2019-02-15) (aged 87)
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Oregon
OccupationEducationalist

Siegfried "Zig" Engelmann (November 26, 1931 – February 15, 2019) was an American educationalist who co-developed the Direct Instruction (DI) teaching method. Engelmann was Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Oregon and Director of the National Institute for Direct Instruction. He wrote more than 100 curricula using DI principles and numerous other books and articles.