Dr. Ordynans has more than 20 years of experience in education, beginning as a classroom teacher. At NYSCAS, she is the chair of the education department and manages the Honors Teacher Preparation (TPP) and is committed to advancing equitable and inclusive learning experiences for all students. She led a team of researchers in the development, implementation, and assessment of reading comprehension programs and spent years training and advising early career special educators in providing intensive literacy intervention for students in pre-K through high school.
Outside of Touro, Dr. Ordynans has consulted on literacy projects with the education research teams of Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Curriculum Associates, researching program effectiveness and contributing to publications.
Education
- BS, Jacksonville State University
- EdM, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
- PhD, Columbia University
Publications
- Ordynans, J. G., Narayanan, M., Rice, D., Vasquez, A., Wierzbowski, S., Ferrari, K., Hobbs, S., Pratt, T., & Vazquez, A. (2024). The Power of Teacher Voice: Developing Agency, Advocacy, and Efficacy Amid COVID-19. Teacher Educator, 59 (1), 41 - 65. https://doi.org/10.1080/08878730.2023.2246705
- Narayanan, M., Ordynans, J. G., Wang, A., McCluskey, M. S., Elivert, N., Shields, A. L., & Ferrell, A. C. (2023). Putting the Self in Self-Efficacy: Personal Factors in the Development of Early Teacher Self-Efficacy. Education and Urban Society, 55 (2), 175-200. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245211062528
- Narayanan, M., & Ordynans, J. G. (2022). Self-Efficacy Is a Story: Teachers’ Possible Selves in a Pandemic World. Journal for Multicultural Education, 16 (1), 64-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-08-2021-0157
- Narayanan, M., & Ordynans, J. G. (2022). Meaning Making and Self-Efficacy: Teacher Reflections Through COVID-19. Teacher Educator, 57 (1), 26-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/08878730.2021.1990455
