Dr. Lucas Deutzmann - Research Staff Member

Born in Berlin and a native of Brandenburg, I studied German and history at the University of Potsdam from 2013-2019 to become a teacher for secondary levels I and II and obtained my Master of Education with a very good grade (1.4) in 2019. Following my studies, I completed my traineeship in the state of Brandenburg at Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Fürstenwalde and also passed the state examination for the teaching profession with ‘very good’ in January 2020. This was followed by a civil service appointment in the state of Brandenburg and continued teaching at Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium.

When I took up full-time employment as a teacher, I also taught the subject Life Studies-Ethics-Religion (LER) in addition to German and History. After ending my teaching position at Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in July 2021, I have held the position of academic assistant at the Junior Professorship for Inclusive German Didactics under the direction of Prof. Dr Giera since 1 August 2021. This task is linked to a doctoral project. It focuses on the first adaptation of the SRSD model (Graham & Harris, 2018) for the examination-relevant text type ‘written pro-and-con-argumentation’ in the 9th grade at non-high schools and the scaffolding-based conception of a corresponding series of lessons. My dissertation entitled Ein Lerngerüst bauen" - das Schreiben dialektischer Erörterungen durch den SRSD-Ansatz vermitteln was submitted in January 2024. This and the subsequent defence in July 2024 were graded ‘magna cum laude’. The monograph was published by Universitätsverlag Potsdam in  June 2025 https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-67898.

Since 2025, my postdoctoral research has focused on debating in schools as an oral argumentative speech act. As part of my habilitation project, I am investigating how suitable criteria for assessing school debates can be evaluated and adapted.

My other interests also include the investigation of language education and promotion in the classroom from an inclusion pedagogical perspective and its transfer to teacher (further) training. My courses focus in particular on the diagnosis and promotion of writing and reading skills.