The district is pleased to announce that Bellport Middle School social studies teacher Megan Bevan was named Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year by the Long Island Council for the Social Studies. Nominated by Director of Humanities Jaclyn O’Hagan, Ms. Bevan was formally recognized for her teaching accomplishments during an awards ceremony, held on June 10 in Melville. As a winner of the Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year Award, Ms. Bevan has been invited to present at the 40th annual LICSS Conference on Oct. 29, 2021.

Ms. Bevan has taught social studies at Bellport Middle School for 17 years and currently teaches seventh and eighth grade inclusion social studies. She is also the lead social studies teacher at the middle school.

“As a social studies teacher, my goal is to help students develop an interest in social studies and civic engagement,” Ms. Bevan said. “As an inclusion teacher, I also try to create a classroom environment in which students value each other’s differences and work together to achieve goals.”

During the past two years, the Bellport Middle School social studies department has developed a project-based learning experience for seventh graders. One example is Civics Day, in which students identified problems in the community, researched the causes and provided solutions to district administrators and local officials.