AGIS Conference 2026 Potsdam: Full Schedule

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9:00am CEST

The Learning Design Lab: Practical Tools for Every Learner

Sunday September 20, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am CEST

We've all had that lesson. The one that flopped. The one where you could feel the room slip away and you kept going anyway, wondering what went wrong.
This workshop is built around that moment.
Bring a lesson that didn't land, or one you've always wanted to do differently. Over the course of the session, we'll dig into what inclusive, accessible design actually looks like in practice: how knowledge gets expressed, how feedback reaches learners, and how the right tools can change what's possible in a classroom. Then you'll redesign it with support, with peers, and with a toolkit you'll keep using long after the conference.
No perfect lessons required. Just curiosity and something worth rethinking.

9:00–9:15 Creative Provocation
Streamlined drawing task
9:15–9:45 Tools & Frameworks Overview
We will consider applications for assistive technology, feedback and data. We will highlight a few high-leverage tools and one feedback framework. We will share case studies.
9:45–10:00 Break
10:00 –10:45 Design Lab
Participants redesign one lesson/assessment using templates.
10:45–11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:30 Gallery Share & Implementation Planning
After exploring others designs, we will have a peer Share, then individual action planning and orientation to the resource site.

Speakers

Irina Bucur-Marcu

Learning Support Teacher, Berlin Metropolitan School

I am a Learning Support teacher and inclusion-focused educator with extensive experience in international schools across Europe, Africa, and the United States. My work is grounded in Universal Design for Learning, co-teaching, and practical systems that help reduce barriers to learning... Read More →

Jenny McManus

Learning Support Teacher, Berlin Metropolitan School

I am a learning support teacher with a background in cognitive science and anthropology. I take an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on neuroscience, culture, and human development to better understand how children learn.I focus on supporting neurodiverse learners through inclusive... Read More →

Sunday September 20, 2026 9:00am - 11:30am CEST
0.245 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

Two-Hour Workshop