Alphaboxes of Coaches and Teachers

Slice of Life #14:  Alphaboxes of Reciprocity of Caring in a Coaches’ Relationships—What You Should See or Strive to Accomplish Together

Many teachers I know use alphaboxes in several ways.  They can serve as portable word walls, particularly for specific content area vocabulary or research projects. Sometimes these become the words in bolded print in the students’ reports, feature articles, or other projects.  They might become a glossary or even mini-dictionaries.  They can be a place to collect interesting words for writers’ workshop… and the list goes on and on.  Today, I am using alphaboxes as a way to collect my thoughts about the ways that instructional coaches (and teachers, too) can show caring and cultivate the critical culture of trust.  What would you add to the list?

A accessible affirming accomplishments achievement appreciate authentic action acknowledging analyzing assessing	B books best practices beliefs	C Collaborating Co-planning Co-teaching Communicating CARING Collegial Creating Changing Constructive Comprehending Conversations Competent Considerate community Connecting Challenging Celebrating Conferring Coaching commitment	D discussing demonstrating diligence determined differentiating dolng
E encouraging experiences effort explaining	F friendly flexible feedback	G goals genres guiding gradual release	H honest humor humility hoping
I interests implementing improving informing improvising imagining insights inspiring invested ideas instruction investigating	J joyful	K Knowledgeable kind	L learning listening laughing leading loving literature literacy
M modeling meeting mindful motivating managing mentoring	N needs note taking noticing	O Observant Organizing Opportunities open	P partnership present practical potential practicing promoting positive perspective peers purpose problem-solving personable prioritizing possibilities
Q questioning quirky	R reading re-reading responding reflecting resources resourceful representing relentless researching respectful recognizing risk taking	S supporting scaffolding studying sharing strategies speaking sustaining self-evaluative strengths suggesting seeking smart	T trusting talking thriving thinking time teaching team trying
U understanding	V Viewing Valuing Voices	W    writing willing well-being	XYZ