Paper ID #38526Nuestro Impacto: An Insider Look into the Connections between Our PastExperiences and Current Teaching and Mentoring PracticesDr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc´on, University of Florida Dr. Villanueva Alarc´on is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the Uni- versity of Florida. Her research areas of interest are hidden curriculum, multi-modal methods, mentoring, and professional development.Dr. Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida Dr. Laura Melissa Cruz Castro is an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University of Florida.Dr