CTRL HISTORY

Laura Horn has been an educator since 2007 and currently serves as an Instructional Technology Specialist in East Texas, where she’s proudly helped lead her district’s 1:1 Chromebook initiative and trained hundreds of teachers on EdTech tools like Canvas and Google Classroom. With over 10 years in instructional tech and a background in middle and high school Social Studies, Laura brings firsthand classroom experience to every resource she designs. She's the creator and presenter of “EdTech on the Go,” a mobile professional development series helping educators feel confident using digital tools in real classrooms. Whether she’s supporting new teachers or helping veteran educators overcome tech hesitancy, her mission is the same: to make teaching more manageable and meaningful through purposeful technology.

Laura’s approach blends creativity, technology, and real-world application. Her resources are: Hands-on and inquiry-driven Student-centered with room for voice and choice Differentiated to support all learners 4C-aligned: encouraging critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication At the heart of her work is this core belief: "When we equip students with the tools to question, connect, and create, we don’t just prepare them for tests—we prepare them to flourish in life."

2020 Campus Teacher of the Year Google Certified Educator Microsoft Certified Educator Canva Certified Educator Canvas Team Lead for district rollout Presenter at ESC Region VII FITT Conference Presenter at TCEA Proudest Moment: Watching her early students grow up—and then turning around to teach the teachers! Sharing her love of EdTech and seeing others thrive with it is a full-circle joy.

A.A. – Kilgore College B.A. – Stephen F. Austin State University M.I.S. – Stephen F. Austin State University Certified in ESL, History, Social Studies, and Technology Integration.

CTRL+HISTORY is where Social Studies meets the digital age! This store specializes in engaging, tech-integrated resources for Social Studies, EdTech, and ESL classrooms. From ready-to-use DBQs and interactive notebooks to differentiated instruction, TEKS-aligned resources, Google tools, every resource is designed to save you time, boost student engagement, and empower 21st-century learning. Whether you're a seasoned teacher or just getting started, CTRL+HISTORY has something to help you reboot your classroom: critical, creative, clickable. Laura lives in East Texas with her husband and 2 children. She’s a former collegiate baton twirler who now coaches and choreographs routines for the next generation. A proud “Disney Adult” and lifelong traveler, she also enjoys puzzles, diamond art, and cheering on her kids as a dedicated sports mom. When she’s not geeking out over EdTech, she and her husband are working on opening a brewery—because history, hops, and HTML all have a place in her world!