High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM)
High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) are content-rich, fully accessible, culturally and linguistically relevant, free from bias, research-based, and aligned to New Mexico state standards. They are written with clear purpose, effective lesson structure, and pacing to provide flexibility for teachers to best suit the learning styles of all students, encouraging inquiry and curiosity. HQIM may also provide a variety of relevant assessments to equip teachers with professional tools to evaluate student comprehension of the content and provide deeper understanding of the standards. HQIM also provide support to identify the linguistic and cultural lenses that students use to make meaning in the content area.
High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Reviews website
Our High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Reviews website contains reviews conducted by New Mexico educators for New Mexico educators. Level II and Level III educators from across New Mexico review the submitted instructional materials for alignment with state-adopted standards and other high-quality criteria. Please visit the website for review scores, appraisals, and other useful information about K-12 Math and 9-12 English Language Arts, Spanish Language Arts, English Language Development, and World Languages core instructional materials.
In Light of COVID-19, additional resources (print and digital) for distance learning are being offered in support of Core Instructional Materials that are on the New Mexico adopted multiple list (based on publisher responses). Click here: Distance Learning Resource List
Collaborative for Student Success
The Collaborative for Student Success reached out to all publishers whose materials are rated green on EdReports and asked them to provide information about the adaptations, resources, or training being developed to support users in supporting the learning needs of students in a drastically altered context, whether that be in-person, online, or a hybrid of the two.
CCSSO High-Quality Curriculum State Resource for Remote Learning
CCSSO runs the High-Quality Instructional Materials and Professional Development (IMPD) Network that currently supports eight states, including New Mexico. Its purpose is to significantly increase the number of districts selecting high-quality, standards aligned instructional materials and to increase the number of pre-service and in-service teachers receiving professional development grounded in the use of those materials. Through the work of these network states to identify and leverage high-quality instructional materials, CCSSO is sharing recommendations for high-quality materials to be used for remote learning due to COVID-19 school closures. Click here: CCSSO High Quality Curriculum State Resource for Remote Learning
High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM): A Resource Manual for Identifying, Selecting, and Implementing HQIM
This HQIM resource manual is designed to walk teachers, schools, and districts through the research behind high quality instructional materials; how materials are selected for adoption on the list in New Mexico; and how districts can navigate options for essential considerations and ongoing implementation. View and download the HQIM resource manual.
Our Vision
The Instructional Material Bureau works to ensure High Quality Instructional Material is in the hands of every educator and learner in New Mexico and used to its fullest extent.
Our Mission
The mission of the Instructional Material Bureau, in support of educators and learners, is to vet instructional materials through a rigorous review process, conducted by New Mexico educators, to determine alignment with New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks and to inform local agencies of the efficacy of the process and provide them access to high quality instructional material.