
Director, Teacher Preparation Programs
Professor, Education
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (808) 440-4215
Courses Taught
ED 324 Elementary Science Methods (DUG and FLEX online)
ED 420 Integrated Curriculum (DUG and FLEX online)
ED 427 Teaching in Area of Specialization – Secondary Science (FLEX online)
ED 482 Making the World Better (DUG)
ED 490E Elementary Seminar (DUG and FLEX online)
ED 490S Secondary Seminar (FLEX online)
EDUC 612 Elementary Science Methods (MAT)
EDUC 628 Secondary Science Methods (MAT)
EDUC 684 Teaching Seminar: Secondary (MAT)
EDUC 686 Teaching Seminar: Elementary (MAT)
EDUC 794 Culminating Experience (M.Ed.)
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Florida State University
M.S. K-8 Science Education, Walden University
B.S. Biology (Marine)/Zoology, Humboldt State University
Grants
Ruiz-Jones, L. & Roseler, K. (2022) Mauka to Makai: Watershed Experience for Teachers (M2M:WET). Proposal submitted to NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (BWET), Federal Funding Opportunity: NOAA-NOS-OCM-2021-2006759. Proposed submitted for review on 25 Feb 2022. Awarded 1 Aug 2022Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Nishimoto, S., Chan, C., Roseler, K., Ruiz-Jones, L. (2025). Cultivating Sustainable Communities Through Hawaiian Knowledge and Practices. Proposal submitted to the National Science Teaching Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 25-29 March 2025.
Roseler, K., Ruiz-Jones, L., Chan, C., Nishimoto, S. (2025). Enhancing Secondary-Level Science Education Through Ahupua’a Stewardship and Classroom Curriculum Development. Presented at The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii (IICE2025), Honolulu, HI. 3-7 Jan 2025.
Theisen, C. H., Paul, C. A., & Roseler, K. (2022). Fostering Reflective Teaching. Journal of College Science Teaching, 51(4).
Roseler, K., Park, E., Coleman, V., Carlson, B., & Kendal-Wright, C. (2019). A Case Study Using ProQuest RefWorks: An entry point for addressing information literacy. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(4), 90-108.
Roseler, K., Paul, C. A., Felton, M., & Theisen, C. H. (2018). Observable features of active science education practices. Journal of College Science Teaching, 47(6), 83-91.
Roseler, K., & Dentzau, M. (2017). Using Drawings To Demonstrate Informal Science Learning Experiences Through The Contextual Model Of Learning. In Drawing for Science Education (pp. 123-133). Brill.
Enderle, P., Dentzau, M., Roseler, K., Southerland, S., Granger, E., Hughes, R., … & Saka, Y. (2014). Examining the influence of RETs on science teacher beliefs and practice. Science Education, 98(6), 1077-1108.
Roseler, K., & Dentzau, M. W. (2013). Teacher professional development: A different perspective. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 8, 619-622.
News and Noteworthy Activities
Graduate Project a Win for Teacher’s Students
Inspiring Watershed ‘Caretakers’
Aspiring Teachers Get STEM Inspiration
Sixtieth Annual Conference themed ‘Aina, A.I. and the Next Generation of Science Teaching
NOAA B-WET Grant – Managing Hawaii’s Watersheds
Chaminade University Receives $25,000 Grant from First Hawaiian Bank
Teacher Candidates Explore Hawaii Military History Through Partnership with Pacific Aviation Museum
Future STEM Teachers Inspired by Leading Scientists, Engineers at NASA Institute
Education: The Teachers of Tomorrow
Chaminade Pre-service Teachers Present at a Science Conference for Professional Educators
Service
- Member of the Chaminade University of Honolulu Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Hawaii Science Teaching Association (HaSTA) President (2025); Liaison for Chaminade University of Honolulu 2022-Present
- Member of Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC)
- AAQEP Proposal Reviewer and Review Team Member
