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It includes lessons designed to enhance instruction, save teachers time in lesson planning, help boost student learning, and support curriculum planning and implementation. The content is created by educators and serves as the formative assessment component of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System.  \nWhy Use Tools for Teachers?  \nTools for Teachers offers instructional resources that provide subject-and grade-specific content for educators based on learning standards. Each resource is vetted by trained educators using quality criteria and includes recommended instructional strategies for meeting diverse student needs. A key part of Tools for Teachers is the Interim Assessment Connections Playlists, which provide instructional resources aligned with the content covered by Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) . 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