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Episode 12 takes us to New York City, Portfolio School and Co-Founder/CEO, Babur Habib. Babur is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Kno Inc, an ed-tech company which set out to reimagine how students consume content. The company was acquired by Intel Corporation where Babur spent time implementing technology solutions in classrooms globally. His previous experience includes designing Pentium microprocessors at Intel and digital consumer products at Philips.
He’s served as a fellow at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy, working on the role of science and technology in informing public policy. He’s currently an advisor to multiple tech startups and is passionate about building a solid tech ecosystem on the east coast. In addition, he serves as an advisor to the New York Academy of Sciences on their Global STEM Alliance project and is an expert in residence at the NY Media Center. He has a 2 year old daughter who provides him the daily motivation to build a school from scratch. Babur holds an MS from Stanford in electrical engineering and a PhD from Princeton in quantum computing.
Portfolio School’s mission is to create the next generations of innovators, problem-solvers and life-long learners. The world-class team of educators, entrepreneurs and technologists are building a network of small, private K-12 schools that will help children succeed in the world of 2030 and beyond.
Our conversation with Babur inspired us to generate these questions:
- Are you on the path to transformation? What aspects of the traditional model of learning will you let go of and what new beliefs will you and your team embrace?
- How will you engage learners to also be leaders?
Resources:
- Portfolio School
- Education Reimagined Feature on Portfolio School
- Student Portfolios
- Porffolio School on YouTube
- A Transformational Vision for Education in the US
- It’s a Paradigm Shift. So What?
- Episode 1: What is learner-centered? (with Education Reimagined Executive Director, Kelly Young)
- Episode 2: What is learner-centered leadership? (with Allan Cohen and Anya Smith)