Jimmy Thornton

Communicative Adjunct Instructor practiced in teaching introductory and upper-level courses in Management and Homeland Security. Personable and approachable professional proficient in Word, excell, PowerPoint, Google classroom, and online platforms. Commended for providing flexible, inclusive educational environment to over 5-17 students each semester. Energetic professor with 27 years of hands-on experience employing range of suitable strategies to foster student learning. Accomplished in revising and updating course materials, evaluating student performance and supervising research and field-based developmental activities. Dedicated to maximizing in-class time. Adjunct Faculty well equipped to adopt new material or policy to help students comprehend subject matter. Exceedingly prepared to instruct both large class sizes and smaller groups depending on enrollment demands. Outgoing personality with outstanding history of professional relationships with students and faculty members. Professional educator with outstanding communication and instruction experience. Adjunct Faculty adapts to different classroom settings and subjects. Masterful at new teaching styles and concepts and can work within constraints of school guidelines and policies. Keen observer equipped to change teaching styles based on student need or subject matter.

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My Passion and My dissertation keep me researching innovative water security and conservation for drought ridden parts of the Southern United States.