Listening and Talking Department Meeting - March, 2016 Cultural Awareness Listening and Talking Department Meeting - March, 2016
Listening In some cultures, people do not make/maintain eye contact while listening
Talking In some cultures, people show engagement by talking while the other person is talking
Madison Student Demographic 57% of students in MMSD have a racial/ethnic background other than Caucasian (Madison Metropolitan School District, 2016) Fall, 2010, 53% of MMSD students were of a racial/ethnic background other than Caucasian
Wisconsin Population, 2000-2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013) Hispanic, +74% Biracial or Multiracial, +56% Asian, +46% African American, +18% American Indian, +15% Caucasian, +3%