{"id":2962,"date":"2026-01-22T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/?page_id=2962"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:26:28","slug":"colombia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia is bordered on the northwest by Panama, on the east by Venezuela and Brazil, and on the southwest by Peru and Ecuador.<\/p>\n<h2>Lesson Guides and Classroom Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n<!-- NEW ACCORDION * AID 1869-->\n\n<div class=\"panel-group VUaccordion_1869\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\">\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10711-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10711\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10711\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10711\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Urban Sustainability - Urbanized and Latin American Cities Lesson Guide<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10711\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10711\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>This guide explores how to use clips from the film&nbsp;<em>Urbanized<\/em> in the classroom. This guide explores the Latin American content in the film, and the relevance of the film to social studies and language classrooms with a global component.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Urbanized <\/em>in the Classroom<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Clips in the film are short, discrete, and accessible, which is ideal for classroom use.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The film discusses participatory urban design, which directly relates to participatory classrooms and student-centered pedagogy.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The study of cities is inherently interdisciplinary (brings together STEM fields, social studies, language, art, etc.).<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The film touches on concepts that relate to multiple content areas: community, democracy, sustainability, our experience of place\/space, and the importance of design and art to everyday life.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Urbanized <\/em>and Teaching Latin America<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Useful for engaging student interest in vocabulary units in Spanish related to transit\/cities, housing, development, or sustainability.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Deals with crucial social, economic, and political issues in Latin American Cities.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Helpful for connecting issues faced in Latin American cities to student experiences in their own cities. Fosters global connections and consciousness.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Provides a different view of Latin America through:<em>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em>Focusing on cities;&nbsp;Discussing cutting edge ways Latin America is addressing urban development challenges, (disrupting developed\/developing binary models);&nbsp;Showing how cities in the Americas (and the world) are connected<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The film discusses participatory urban design, which directly relates to participatory classrooms and student-centered pedagogy.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The study of cities is inherently interdisciplinary (brings together STEM fields, social studies, language, art, etc.).<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The film touches on concepts that relate to multiple content areas: community, democracy, sustainability, our experience of place\/space, and the importance of design and art to everyday life.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong> Jamie Lee Marks<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Grade Levels:<\/strong> 5&ndash;8, 9&ndash;12<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanderbilt365-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/william_c_gardner_vanderbilt_edu\/IQBF6CM1DIuwTLUr1p79n0YWASDJAMF5XD70AaPwScJvmmc?e=F8gbqP\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lesson Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10711 -->\n\n\n\n<!-- NEW PANEL ITEM * ID 10712-->\n\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" id=\"heading10712\"><h4 class=\"panel-title\"><a name=\"\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#item10712\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"item10712\"><i class='pull-right fa fa-chevron-circle-down' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>Colombia Culture Box<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"item10712\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading10712\"><div class=\"panel-body\"><p>CLAS is committed to supporting cultural awareness among K-12 students. Culture boxes consist of&nbsp;materials and curriculum from different countries to create a stimulating, hands-on experience for students.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Author(s): <\/strong>CLACX<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Grade Levels:&nbsp;<\/strong>K&ndash;4, 5&ndash;8, 9&ndash;12<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Contact <a href=\"mailto:clacx@vanderbilt.edu\">CLACX<\/a> for more info<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- END PANEL * ID 10712 -->\n\n\n<\/div><!-- END ACCORDION * AID 10712 -->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia is bordered on the northwest by Panama, on the east by Venezuela and Brazil, and on the southwest by Peru and Ecuador. 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