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High Quality Science Instructional Materials (HQIM)

High Quality Instructional Materials are content-rich, fully accessible, culturally and linguistically relevant, free from bias, research-based, aligned to New Mexico content standards, and a comprehensive full course of study. They are written with a clear purpose, effective lesson structure, and pacing to provide flexibility for teachers to best support learning for all students, encouraging inquiry, complex problem-solving, and curiosity. HQIM provides a variety of relevant assessments to support and guide teachers with professional tools to evaluate student comprehension of the content and provide a deeper understanding of the standards. HQIM also represents a variety of cultural and linguistic perspectives and highlights diversity in culture and language through multiple perspectives to support students in making meaning of each content area.