#  Teaching 

 



As an educator, my primary goal is to support students in developing both academic rigor and personal insight into the topics we explore together. I do so by scaffolding learning, fostering active engagement in class, and ensuring that all students—regardless of their starting points or prior knowledge—are adequately supported to achieve our learning targets. I also prioritize reading and responding to students’ written work.

## Taught Courses

*As Instructor in Education at Harvard University*

- “Literacy, Power, and Society: Considerations for Policy, Pedagogy, and Justice”
- “Equity and Opportunity: Language in Context”

*As Lecturer at Boston College*

- “Reimagining School and Society”

*As Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education*

- “Bilingual Learners”
- “Philosophy of Education”
- “Education Policy and Analysis”
- “Education in Uncertainty”

*As Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s Philosophy Department*

- “Epistemic Injustice”
- “Human Ethics: A Brief History”

## In Their Own Words

Student reflections from anonymous course evaluations, spanning both undergraduate and graduate teaching:

> *“She is very mindful of how much context/background information to introduce before we dive into a particular topic/issue, considering our diverse backgrounds. She also role models how to relate to, build on, or disagree with each other’s opinions, but not to the person.”*

> “*I liked how she clearly articulated complicated ideas and provided us with a space to ask questions or seek clarification.”*

> *“Best run section I have had at Harvard.”*

> *“One of the best things about learning with Professor Alkateb–Chami was her willingness to engage in conversations with students,* *even when she had feedback or even gentle pushback on opinions/ideas presented. I appreciated this especially because in past* *‘identity’ related courses, sometimes instructors I’ve had were very hesitant to ask students to go deeper in their perspectives due* *to the sensitive subject matter. I felt like Maya really wanted the best for us, which was to think critically about even our own… experiences and it made the course feel incredibly ‘grounded.’”*

> “Maya was absolutely fantastic. She made the class so much more enjoyable and helped me take a lot more from it than I would have otherwise. She gave some of the MOST HELPFUL, MOST THOROUGH feedback on essays and really helped facilitate fruitful discussion both during lecture and section.”