A showcase of Booked Out speakers will be presenting at a professional learning event focussing on Asian literature, run by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.

Presenters: – Alice Pung – Robert Hillman – Najaf Mazari – Gabrielle Wang – Oliver Phommavanh

Date: 22 February 2011 Venue: National Gallery Victoria (NGV International) Address: 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 8004 (School Entrance) Cost: $185 to DEECD and ISV schools; CEO schools are subsidised by the CEO

Registration:Contact Jennifer Brown-Omichi on 9267 0438 or jbrownomichi@ceomelb.catholic.edu.au

This Professional Learning Opportunity will provide hands-on workshops by authors and teachers which will emphasize ways in which schools can include Asia in the English curriculum in primary and secondary classrooms. Students in our classrooms are encouraged to demonstrate an understanding, learn and apply values, employ skills and actively participate in local and global communities. Contemporary texts by Asian-Australian authors and texts set in an Asian context can provide access to a rich, deep understanding of an Asian perspective.