Heart of the Harvest: GoPro POV Perspective of Migrant Harvesting (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Heart of the Harvest
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- Learning goals:
- To develop foundational knowledge on U.S. immigration, To gain an increased understanding of social, cultural, and human experiences, To engage in data conversations through graphs & interactive population profiles, To reflect from a variety of perspectives through writing and dialogue, To learn about agriculture and seasonal harvesting, To immerse themselves virtually in the job of a migrant harvester, To be able to articulate their own ideas about work and labor
- Keywords:
- Agriculture, Immigration, Migrant Farmworker, Migrant Workers, Blueberries
- Immigration, Workforce Data, and Reflections
- The Fruits of Labor
Summary
Immigration has been a touchstone of the American experience since the country’s founding. As part of this group, migrant workers are a large part of the workforce. GoPro Challenge has now allowed educators and curriculum designers to use GoPro equipment to capture the ordinary world in ways that have never been seen before. The intimate look at the POV world of migrant workers in action, GoPro and virtual learning platforms together have the power to illuminate cultural, social, and political issues for students and teachers alike.