Dr. Mark Forget (pronounced forzháy)

• President and Director of Staff Development, MAX Teaching with Reading & Writing
• Former Director of Staff Development, Middle Grades and High School Reading, Southern Regional Education Board
• Ph.D. in Urban Services/Education, Old Dominion University; MA in Education/Secondary Curriculum Development, University of Rochester; BA in Political Science, University of Rochester.
• U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Vietnam, 1969: Two Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal for Valor.
• Taught elementary, middle, and high school from 1974 to 1999: Language Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Studies, Science, and Reading.
• 15 years combined coaching experience in varsity soccer, ice hockey, golf and football.
• Adjunct Professor - Content Area Reading Instruction, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH; Aurora University, Aurora, IL: Kent State University, Kent, OH; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (1990-1999).
• Named 2007 Fellow - Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
• Performed workshops for teachers nationwide since 1989.
• Author of MAX Teaching with Reading and Writing (2004), Co-author of Reading For Success (1996), and author of many other published articles on reading, skills instruction, and brain-compatible learning.
• Former Teacher-Director of a ninth-grade content-area-reading program called "The Model School" at Ocean Lakes High School.
• Languages spoken - English, Spanish, and French.
• Hobbies include golf, soccer, photography, and reading.

Phone: 404-441-7008

Email: mforget@maxteaching.com