ALUMNI
Aaron Straus
M.Ed. in STEM Education, M.Ed. in Educational Technology, M.Ed. in Integrated Curriculum, M.Ed. in Advanced Studies
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Degree Level
Master’s
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Year Graduated
2025
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Industry
Education
Where ACE Led Me
Highlights from Aaron’s career.

My Story
After struggling to find a teaching job in art or English, Aaron Straus pivoted to educational technology at the advice of a mentor. What started as a short-term teaching position in the subject turned into a career. For many years, Straus served as an instructional coach and STEM coordinator at Salamanca City School District, where he led a task force to start Salamanca’s summer STEAM Camp and helped design a state-of-the-art STEM center. He is now the creative engineering coordinator at University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, where he oversees the university’s new makerspace, machine shop and projects lab.
