TOOLKIT

The last part of DRiVE talks about a Toolkit to help put the ideas from the book into actions. They are all concentrating on ways to build intrinsic motivation. 

Build Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose into Assignments

• Offer students autonomy over how and when to work.
• Promote mastery by giving engaging task rather than just a regurgitation of something already covered.
• Share the purpose of assignments and of the course 

Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) 

• Students still need to meet goals and do the assignments, but as long as they achieve their goals, they can work whenever and wherever they want.
• One way this can be done is set a day when students can work on whatever they want. But the catch is they have to do something. 

Conduct Anonymous Surveys of Autonomy and Purpose 

Ask questions like "how much autonomy do you have over your assignments?" and "what's the purpose of the class." As a teacher, you may be surprised by the inaccuracy from your students. 

Give Yourself Performance Reviews

Whether it's Beyonce or Tom Brady seeking feedback is essential for growth. To help with this give yourself performance reviews. You can set performance and learning goals at the beginning of the month, and then evaluate your performance at the end. This helps you identify areas that need work or explain why certain items are not being completed. 

When student teaching my hope is to use some of these tools to help motivate my students!