Topic: Irene Castillon

Femtorship Podcast

If you've been lucky enough to have a mentor in your life, you know the value of the guidance they can provide you. But what about a femtor?

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Heinemann Fellow Irene Castillón explores the following question: In what ways can a high school community support their first-generation, Latinx college students as they navigate their first and second years at a four-year college setting?

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There are a number of ways a high school community can support their first-generation, Latinx college students as they navigate their first and second years at college.

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The community that is built through creating peer-alumni connections allows for a piece of home to remain with them throughout their college journey.

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Heinemann Fellow Irene Castillón looks at mentorship through a new lens...

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It is imperative that K–12 teachers find ways to affirm students’ cultures and identities so they can make history.

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This PLC Series we're examining stereotypes as an enemy of equity, featuring Cornelius Minor.

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In what ways can a high school community support their first-generation, Latinx college students as they navigate their first year at a four-year-college setting? Our goal is to get students not only to college but through college.