Irene Salter

Irene Salter received a PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco. Over the course of the following decade, she taught middle school science and math, led professional development workshops at the Exploratorium Teacher’s Institute, developed curriculum with the GEMS group at the Lawrence Hall of Science, and taught science to preservice teachers at California State University, Chico, where she served as the chair of the Department of Science Education. These experiences are now intertwined in her role as the principal of Chrysalis Charter School, a science- and nature-focused K–8 school near Redding, California.