1. Listening and Talking Department Meeting - March, 2016
Cultural Awareness
Listening and Talking
Department Meeting - March, 2016

2. Listening
In some cultures, people do not make/maintain eye contact while listening

3. Talking
In some cultures, people show engagement by talking while the other person is talking

4. 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

5. 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%