Hence, the creation of a life long learner. From the perspective of professional development, I found that Christine Collier exemplified what it is to be an exceptional teacher, learner, and leader. I find it all to nauseating to witness teachers lying to their students about something they don't understand or know. Christine was honest to her students and modeled that philosophy of learning by going to field professionals, reading texts, conducting experiments that would clarify any unknowns and misconceptions, going into those various environments to see how those conditions happen naturally, and lastly and probably most importantly asking questions. Also, being able to see teachers dialogue about the nature of their classroom in regards to curricula, teaching ideas, and frustrations was good to see.
Teachers function too much in a vacuum.
They enter the school, teach their students, and leave. If there is any interaction between teachers, it is done at the mail room, the printer, and at lunch. To see teachers commit time to share with each other what happens in their classroom is important for self reflection as well as helping all teachers exit out of their own egocentrism. As much as I love where I teach and who I teach, I wish I had such a place to interact and confirm my profession. Lastly, she was able to parallel how she teaches in the classroom to teaching students of education.