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Aaron Maurer is currently serving as STEM Lead for the Mississippi Bend AEA serving 21 school districts on the eastern side of Iowa.

Currently, Aaron is a member of

• ISTE Making It Happen Award
• Lego Education Ambassador and Master Educator
• PBS Digital Innovator and All-Star
• PITSCO Tag Committee
• Microsoft Innovator Educator Expert
• Skype Master Teacher
• Minecraft Global Mentor
• Makey Makey Ambassador

Finally, Aaron was a finalist for the Iowa Teacher of the Year in 2014. He is an avid fan of STEAM, Makerspaces, and Project Based Learning. Despite these passion areas, he is a huge advocate for removing all the education jargon and buzzwords that often lead to more confusion. How about we just do good teaching?

In his free time he loves to spend time with his three kids, Aiden, Addyson, and Ava, their bulldog Frankie May, and acting like the fourth child to his wife Amanda. Last, he is an avid coffee consumer frequently spotted wearing bow ties searching for the that perfect cup of joe. You can find all of his work on this website www.coffeeforthebrain.com

Feel free to contact at aarmau@gmail.com