There is now a fair bit of evidence to suggest that a financial insentive by itself does not always lead to better teacher performance. So what does? In this episode of the Teachers podcast, we discuss intrinsic motivation and its impact on student and teachers’ performance. The guests on this episode share their thoughts on how to develop educational environments that encourage intrinsic motivation. Tara Beteille, a Senior Economist in the World Bank’s East Asia Pacific Region and the Human Development Program Leader for Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar hosts this discussion with John McIntosh, Director of Design and Program Readiness at STiR Education, an international NGO that supports governments to foster intrinsic motivation in teachers, school leaders and education officials across multiple countries and Shwetlena Sabarwal, a Senior Economist with the Education Global Practice and a Global Lead on Education and Climate Change. This conversation addresses the best ways for educational administrators and policymakers to motivate students and teachers to enhance overall performance in the classroom.