navigation.ctp

<ul class="nav nav-pills">
<?php
$views = array(
        'Monitors' => 'glyphicon glyphicon-facetime-video',
        'Events' => 'glyphicon glyphicon-film',
        'Config' => 'glyphicon glyphicon-list',
        'Logs' => 'glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign',
        'Zones' => 'glyphicon glyphicon-picture'
);
$title = $this->fetch('title');

foreach ($views as $viewname => $class) {
        if ($viewname == $title) {
                echo '<li class="active">';
        } else {
                echo '<li>';
        }
        echo $this->Html->link("<span class=\"$class\"></span> " . $viewname, array('controller' => $viewname, 'action' => 'index'), array('escape' => false));
        echo '</li>';
}
?>
</ul>