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Thomas O'Brien
Project Coordinator at the Center for the Creator Economy at Syracuse University; filmmaker and content creator with viral short-form series "Welcome to My Mind"
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Jul 19, 2026
388. Empowering School Leaders to Be Math Leaders: Featuring Thomas O’Brien
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11:20Joshua StamperHOST
So if they're new to the subject, as far as being the evaluator, what are some things that they should be looking for in the math classroom?
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11:28Thomas O'BrienGUEST
Yeah, well, I'll actually start with something which is who you could look with, right? Oh, I like it.
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11:32Thomas O'BrienGUEST
So one great strategy that I love, and this is what I did when I was a principal and I started coaching history teachers and English teachers, which wasn't my exact background, was find a subject matter expert that could help level up my coaching.
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11:46Thomas O'BrienGUEST
So what I would recommend for any folks who are stepping into these new roles, coaching math teachers, is find the best math teacher you can, find another math leader, and then co-observe with them.
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11:58Thomas O'BrienGUEST
By going to the room together, taking your own separate notes, writing down what you see that stands out, that's great, any questions you have, then step out of the room.
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12:07Thomas O'BrienGUEST
And then you as the leader who's trying to level up your leadership, ask the expert, like propose like what you think is a solution, share your takeaways to the expert and get their feedback on that.
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Preventing Burnout in the Creator Economy with Thomas O'Brien
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John TorrensHOST
But tell me about the Center for the Creator Economy, why it exists and who it serves and what the goals are.
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0:44Thomas O'BrienGUEST
So the Center for the Creator Economy is the first academic resource center of its kind.
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0:49Thomas O'BrienGUEST
It's an academic resource center focused on social media content creation and the various revenue streams that kind of exist within this very quickly and very fast expanding industry that is the creator economy.
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1:01Thomas O'BrienGUEST
So when I describe the center, I kind of like to break it up into three parts.
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1:05Thomas O'BrienGUEST
So the first part is the curriculum piece, which you are a part of, which is super exciting.
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1:11Thomas O'BrienGUEST
The curriculum end, we just released the first ever Creator Economy Minor, which is going to be available to students starting in fall of 2026 with classes that exist within predominantly Newhouse and Whitman.
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