Aaron Maurer, also known as “Coffeechug” is the STEM Lead for 21 school districts in Iowa helping to expand STEM, Computer Science, Makerspace, and Purposeful Play into classrooms K-12 for the Mississippi Bend AEA 9. He is on a quest to bring more wonder and play into the learning process in schools to further develop lifelong learners.

Modeling being a lifelong learner, Aaron recently published a book, Smart Robotics with LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor: Learn to play with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot Inventor kit and build creative robots. He has a second book coming on 2022 titled, Design Innovative Robots with LEGO SPIKE Prime

He is an avid fan of STEAM, Makerspaces, and Project Based Learning. Last, he is an avid coffee consumer searching for that perfect cup of joe. You can find all of his work on his website www.coffeeforthebrain.com.