Pathways Resources
New Member Orientation
Monthly Orientation to Pathways, Toastmasters Education Program
Saturday, August 8th - Pathways New Member Orientation Video Recording
Joined in progress – Slide 7 if you’re following along
PowerPoint Slides - New Member Orientation
20260808 Training – Pathways Introduction (1)
Click above link to download to follow along with the video presentation
Pathways Enhancements - What's Old is New Again
Meeting Roles - Pathways Enhancement
Effective October 22, new educational requirements are in place for all members.
To progress through each level of their Pathways journey, members must now complete designated meeting roles. Additionally, at Levels 3, 4, and 5, members are required to deliver presentations from the Toastmasters Education Series
These updates are designed to enhance the club experience by promoting excellence and offering every member meaningful opportunities to develop new skills through active participation and practical application
Toastmasters Education Series Presentations
Pathways enhancements have introduced the requirement to present from the Toastmasters Education Series. Use the QR Code to download the presentations:
- The Successful Club Series
- The Better Speaker Series
- The Leadership Excellence Series
Through these presentations, members will learn and share a variety of topics to improve their communication and leadership skills while also helping your club thrive.
Pathways Enhancements by Levels
View the Quick View Graph created to get an overview of the new requirements. Or, Scroll down to view the 3-page comprehensive list of the new requirements for Levels 1 through 5.
2- Page Member Pathways Progress Tracking Record
Pathways Enhancement Educational Presentation - PowerPoint & Recording
Pathways Enhancement by Chile Division Director, Sandra Frost, DTM. Follow along the video with the PowerPoint Slides.
District 26 Pathways Enhancements PowerPoint presentation – updated
Recent Pathways Training Workshops
For the recording videos and documents of the following recent training sessions, visit the Handouts-Club Officers Resources page.
New Pathways! Base Camp Management - February 8
Encore Presentation
All club officers are now Base Camp Managers.
As a Base Camp Manager, you have the unique opportunity to guide and support your club members on their educational journeys. The Pathways platform is designed to be intuitive and engaging, offering a variety of paths that cater to different interests and skills.
Getting Started with Pathways - Thursday, February 13
Conducted via Zoom
Ease into understanding the new, user-friendly Base Camp platform
Pathways - For Members Needing Inspiration - Monday, February 24
for members who want to improve their public speaking skills but have been disenchanted with Pathways.
Presented via Zoom
Paths and Projects
Welcome to Pathways! This is an interactive and flexible education program for a unique learning experience to challenge and inspire you in your Toastmasters journey. Pathways is designed to help everyone accomplish their goals both professionally and personally. During your journey through Pathways, you’ll strengthen your communication and leadership skills and grow your network with different projects with your club and other members of District 26.
Members currently have the opportunity to select from six distinct learning paths, progressing through five levels of increasing complexity. Each level includes two to three projects, resulting in a minimum of 14 projects per path. Every project is centered around a specific theme, aimed at enhancing members’ communication and leadership skills in that particular area.
Pathways, the Toastmasters education program, is designed to help members build public speaking, communication, and leadership skills. Members access educational materials digitally through Base Camp, the online system where Pathways lives.
Toastmasters is dedicated to continually improving the Pathways learning experience. Our teams have thoroughly reviewed member feedback and are applying that feedback to create an improved experience.
Pathways is Toastmasters education program that utilizes a learning management system called Base Camp. Base Camp is designed to support you in a seamless experience to access the education content of the Pathways education program. Each member can “Go to Base Camp” card on My Home.
When you log in, you’ll find:
- More intuitive navigation to launch paths and complete projects.
- Optimized mobile access from a browser on your mobile device.
- Automatic submission of path and level completions for recognition on Club Central.
- Increased accessibility for visually impaired members.
- The option to share your accomplishments directly on social media.
Base Camp Presentation – January 2, 2025
Ease into the new Base Camp platform
COT – Base Camp Handout for Notetaking
– DROPPED PATHS –
Members who purchased Effective Coaching, Innovative Planning, Leadership Development, Strategic Relationships, or Team Collaboration prior to the rollout of the new system can still complete and receive credit for work in these paths.
Members working on this content will see a path card when they log into Base Camp that allows them to access their path and projects. They will notice that the project content and navigation are identical to that in the prior system. Members working in these paths should note that, because the projects were not updated, they are not mobile friendly like the rest of the system. Members will also want to take care to view these projects in full screen.
Projects in these paths can still be completed using the Assess Your Skills—After activity. Level and path completions have been upgraded, which means that members will use the tools included in their path to send a request to the Base Camp manager. When the Base Camp manager approves the request, it will reflect in the member’s path on Base Camp and be automatically submitted in Club Central.
–Explorations Explained (FAQ)
What are Explorations?
Following the new LMS launch in 2024, two explorations will be released, each comprised of three projects. These explorations will include new projects and focus on the topics of inclusive leadership and presenting yourself online. As leaders in a global organization, it is critical that we understand how to be inclusive of all people. Projects in the exploration focused on inclusive leadership will help members recognize and address unconscious bias, build cultural intelligence, and learn how to nurture supportive relationships.
Since 2020 and the start of the pandemic, members and prospective members have been requesting content that will help them present themselves well in the digital age. The projects in the exploration focused on presenting yourself online will help members learn how to look and sound their best online, manage meetings in the digital space, and conduct hybrid meetings.
Will there be DCP credit for completing Explorations?
A plan for individual credentials and DCP credit for work in explorations is still in development. A system will be put in place to ensure that members and clubs are recognized for work completed in these explorations. More information will be made available in advance of the exploration launch.I am working in a path that will no longer be available for purchase when the new version of Base Camp rolls out.
Will there be DCP credit for completing Explorations?
A plan for individual credentials and DCP credit for work in explorations is still in development. A system will be put in place to ensure that members and clubs are recognized for work completed in these explorations. More information will be made available in advance of the exploration launch.
