Coding Mind Trail

CM Trail (Coding Mind Trail) marks the evolution of our curriculum system into something more engaging and interactive for students. CM Trail is our new experimental learning platform with a heavier emphasis on submissions, grading, and quantifiable scores.

What is CM Trail?

CM Trail is our one-stop place used by our instructors and students alike. Our goal with CM Trail is to make a system that fits all of your needs, your child's learning needs, and all of our instructor's needs. Our CM Trail system gives you a clear view on your child's progress, makes progressing through the curriculum easy, and makes grading and submitting homework simple.

Accessing

Your child logs into CM Trail with their ShareMyWorks username and password. They should already have one; if not, their instructor can provide credentials.

CM Trail and You

In Class

  • Your child and our instructor will log into CM Trail together.

  • Our instructors will grade submitted homework at the start of class.

  • Your child will work on and submit activities for points.

  • Unlocking enough points will let them unlock the next chapter, letting them work at their own pace.

  • At the end of class, our instructors will use CM Trail to assign homework.

Out of Class

  • Your child can log in anytime and work on activities for points.

  • Most submissions they submit are automatically graded and scored.

  • They can unlock new chapters without needing to wait for class.

  • You can view their current progress at any time.

  • We'll send periodic report cards and updates on your child's progress using CM Trail throughout the duration of the course.

Why Use CM Trail?

  • All of our new curriculum content starting in 2026 will be hosted on CM Trail.

  • Quantifiable scores and progress tracking for your child.

  • Homework is made clear and students can submit their work directly through the site.

  • Students can work on activities regardless of if they are in class or not.

Extra Credit

Students can earn rewards points for completing plentiful extra credit opportunities through CM Trail's sister system, CM Rewards.

Each activity contains chances to earn "CM Rewards points". If your child earns enough points, they can redeem them for rewards, such as a Roblox gift card.

This incentivizes your child to not only work proficiently, but to work beyond what is expected and achieve mastery.

Final Notes

We encourage your child to keep using CM Trail outside of class—to get a head start on reading for the next class, or to finish homework from a previous one. Our mission is to foster your child's interest in programming, and CM Trail is one of the systems we use to do that. We are always improving our curricula and maintaining them so they stay as accessible and engaging for students as we can make them.

Join Our Tutor Sessions

We hold weekly tutor sessions at our Irvine office for CM Craft. Here, your child can join and practice at their own pace, and at any time they can ask an in-person tutor for assistance or clarification. Please contact us to schedule a session.

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