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Continuing Education for Teacher Licensure

Helping teachers stay current in an ever-changing education landscape is the goal of continuing education at MNU.
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Accelerate Your Career

The aim of continuing education at MNU is to assist teachers in staying updated in an ever-evolving educational environment. Whether you require courses for renewing your state license or certification, or seek coursework to acquire new techniques, we provide the resources necessary to enhance your professional development.

MNU has purposefully partnered with school districts, service centers, business collaborators, and annual conferences to meet the requirements of educators at all levels. We offer a comprehensive range of courses designed to cover a wide variety of topics, disciplines, and practices, ensuring there is something for everyone, regardless of your area of interest or level of expertise. 

Conferences & Events

Just for You, MNU conferences, events and workshops are specially designed to meet your needs as a teacher. We understand your busy schedule and professional development needs. These conferences and events are intensive and fun ways teachers can stay abreast of the ever-changing teaching landscape.

 

Artist Talk, Tammy Brown
Mabee Learning Commons, 1st floor
November 14, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Tammy Brown is a worship artist who uses acrylics to paint Divinely inspired messages in live Worship Church and at Conferences.
Artist Talk, Lori Allen
Mabee Learning Commons, 1st floor
October 17, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Lori Allen is hobby photographer, currently employed as a high school social studies teacher for grades 9 and 10 in the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools.
Innovation Academy Invitational
MidAmerica Nazarene University - Cunningham Student Center
February 15, 2025 @ 10:30 am
MNU's Innovation Academy Invitational is for high-achieving juniors and seniors in high school. During the event, students
Nursing Interview Day 2024
Mabee Learning Commons
October 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am
Join us in the Mabee Learning Commons where there will be recruitment happening as well as mock interviews for our nursing students.
MNU Concert Band, Choirs, and Chamber Orchestra | Let Everything That Has Breath
Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall
April 27, 2025 @ 3:30 pm
Join us as we present our final concert of the season and honor performing arts seniors in the MNU Concert Band, MNU Heritage Choir, MNU Symphonic Choir, and MNU Chamber Orchestra. 
MNU Jazz Ensemble | Jazz-a-Que
Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall
April 12, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
We're excited to announce our annual Jazz-a-Que at MidAmerica Nazarene University on Saturday, April 12, featuring the MNU Jazz Ensemble. A barbeque meal will accompany the entertainment, with proceeds supporting our instrumental music program.

MNU Book Studies

Whether you’re in need of courses or book study to renew your state license or certification, or seeking coursework to learn new techniques, MNU’s experts are committed to enriching your learning experience as you adapt to new standards and acquire fresh skills. We offer year-round book studies and collaborate with partners who provide a diverse selection of book studies. Please note that students are responsible for purchasing the required books. You can expect to receive a new course information email within 3-5 business days.

Online, open enrollment, self-paced, 1-credit hour, $140 for the course and tuition

Well-being has many facets that improve students’ academic performance, behavior, social integration, and satisfaction. A sense of well-being also improves teachers’ ability to interact with students, teach concepts, face challenges, and avoid burnout. The purpose of this book study is to identify ways to improve the well-being of students and teachers and identify challenges and obstacles that educators and schools may experience while moving toward well-being.

Online, open enrollment, self-paced, 1-credit hour, $140 for the course and tuition

Readers will learn new strategies and guides to seek “solutions rather than dwelling on problems, to building relationships that allow students to grow, thrive, and—most assuredly—learn at high levels” by Kristin Souers. The book study is self-paced but must be completed within 16 weeks of enrollment.

Online, open enrollment, self-paced, 1-credit hour, $140 for the course and tuition

“Readers will learn how to incorporate students’ input in understanding the factors making it difficult for them to meet expectations and in generating mutually satisfactory solutions. Specific strategies, sample dialogues, and time-tested advice help educators implement these techniques immediately” by Dr. Ross W. Greene. The book study is self-paced but must be completed within 16 weeks of enrollment.

Our partner organizations also provide book studies. Click on the partner’s name to be directed to their course offerings.

  • Compass PD – currently they offer seven book studies.
  • Kokopelli U – currently they offer over 25 book studies.
  • SSPD360 – presently, they provide over 25 book study opportunities, plus a book study club where you can choose a book and tailor a study to your preferences.
  • Teachers Trek – at present, they provide more than 10 book study options, along with the opportunity to build your own book study.

Partner Information

  • Bonner Springs Edwardsville, USD 204
  • Eudora School District, USD 491
  • Salina School District
Salina School District – Salina Public School District USD 305 is committed to providing effective, relevant, collaborative, and sustainable professional learning for all teachers and administrators. Our mission is to be the best place to learn and work by embracing challenges, creating belonging, fostering pride, and inspiring hope. With a steadfast obligation to all students, professional development in Salina supports our Strategic Plan goals to increase students’ communication, critical thinking, and social-emotional skills. It also provides each teacher with the opportunity to renew and maintain a professional license issued by the Kansas State Department of Education through continuous learning and professional growth. Professional development is available only to educators employed by the Salina School District.  MNU graduate-level continuing education is available for qualifying courses. Visit Professional Learning for USD305 Educators
ESSDACK
ESSDACK website link: www.essdack.org
Greenbush
Learning opportunities by Greenbush Vesi website link: https://www.greenbush.org/
Orion Education & Training
Orion website link: https://orioneducation.org/education/professional-development/workshops Teacher Treks are personalized online courses designed to fit learning needs. Offering Treks for independent learners, collaborators, On-Demand Treks, and School Treks. Teacher Treks Link: https://www.orioneducationtraining.org
Smoky Hill Education Service Center
Smoky Hill website link: smokyhill.socs.net
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center
Southwest Plains Regional Service Center Website Link: https://www.swprsc.org
Interested in Partnering with MNU Continuing Education?

The Continuing Education Program at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is dedicated to delivering innovative, pertinent, and adaptable graduate-level continuing education (CE) credit opportunities for educators. Our teacher-centered and forward-thinking CE department strives to connect teachers with relevant and practical professional development.

We welcome partnerships with businesses, service centers, school districts, state agencies, and conferences that offer professional development tailored to educators’ needs. MNU ensures that our partners deliver high-quality, graduate-level courses that impart real-world knowledge and practical skills applicable in classrooms or schools.

Interested in collaborating with MNU to provide graduate-level continuing education credit for your professional development courses or conference? Please reach out to Cristy Worthington at cworthington@mnu.edu or med@mnu.edu for further details.

Teaching Methods
In our teacher continuing education programs, our instructors enhance their lessons with podcasts, vodcasts, social networking, wikis and other electronic delivery technology. Students also engage in real-time webcasts with instructors throughout the program using virtual collaboration tools like Adobe Connect, allowing for asynchronized and synchronized learning each week.
Accreditation
Kansas Department of Education; CAEP: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The University is authorized to offer associate’s degrees in all fields, bachelor’s degrees in all fields, and master’s degrees in the fields of Administration/Leadership, Business, Counseling, Education and Nursing. The University accreditation is through the Higher Learning Commission.

Frequently Asked Questions

Transcript & Homework

You will submit a reflection paper for each class. Unless otherwise stated by the session’s facilitator, a template in Microsoft Word is used to walk the student through the reflection process.

Current Homework Templates

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MNU is required to function within the normal range of practices in higher education. Post-dating university credit is not one of those practices. In order to maintain academic integrity and ensure the quality of your experiences with MNU and its continuing education partners, it is necessary that we establish and uphold policies published. Thank you for your support. Please contact the continuing education office with questions/concerns.

Current Homework Templates

When you are ready to submit a reflection paper, you will send that document as an attachment to med@mnu.edu. When MNU receives this paper, you will receive an automated message indicating it was received. Please be sure MNU messages aren’t going to your SPAM folder or that MNU is not blocked by your email provider. Issues related to homework submission should be sent to the Continuing Education Office at med@mnu.edu.

Current Homework Templates

Grading Timeline

After homework has been submitted to med@mnu.edu, MNU then has two weeks to grade the assignment and post the grade to the student account. During the summer months (May-September), due to high volume, MNU may take up to four weeks to grade and post the grade to the student account.

Checking Grades

You may view your grades by visiting the student gateway. Enter the credentials you created, then click on the “results” tab to view your grades. The title of your course is a drop-down menu; therefore, if you took more than one class, select your course and your results will appear.

MNU and our partners will issue a letter grade (A, B, or C).

MNU will only issue an “F” grade for the following situations:

  • Student submitted an assignment but did not complete the assignment requirements
  • Student did not turn in assignments during the required time.
    • STAR assignment – required within seven (7) days,
    • General assignment – required within seven (7) days
  • Did not meet requirements set by instructor or partner
  • Submitted an assignment in an unacceptable file format and did not resend when asked to resubmit.

Continuing education grades do appear on MNU official transcripts as grad-level courses and will be included in the overall GPA calculation.

Ordering Your Transcript:

Official transcripts must be requested through the online request page found at: https://www.mnu.edu/registrar-office-and-transcripts/

  • Telephone or paper request submissions are not accepted.
  • Once a transcript has been released, you will need to complete a new request and provide payment if additional transcripts are needed.
  • Issues regarding your transcript request can be directed to the Registrar’s Office at: 913-971-3626 or registrar@www.mnu.edu. Please have your transcript order number available.
  • Issues regarding your grades can be direct to the Continuing Education office by emailing med@mnu.edu.

If you have outstanding course grades that you need to show on your transcript select, After Grades Are Posted, in the order request form to ensure your transcript will be held until all course grades are posted.

  • After Grades Are Posted, is only an available option if there are outstanding grades on your academic record.
  • After Degree Is Awarded, is for degree seeking students. Your transcript request will not process if this option is selected, and you are not degree seeking.

Costs, Fees & Payment

As of August 2012, the Higher Learning Commission, (HLC) determined 1 college credit requires 15 hours of seat time. Usually workshops and training will earn .5 credit for a daylong session (5.5 hours of seat time and a two-hour reflection assignment, totaling 7.5 hours). Traditional college-level course work will earn a pre-determined number of credit hours. This is identified by the institution offering the course at the time of enrollment.

This depends on the organization with whom you’ve contracted for the workshop, class, training, etc. Contact the organization to determine costs.

Visa, Mastercard, AMEX and Discover debit and credit cards are accepted for payment when you register.

Payment is given upon registration through a secure online provider called TouchNet. Once payment is submitted, a receipt is sent via email from TouchNet through contedaccts@mnu.edu. Issues related to payment should be sent to med@mnu.edu.

If you have logged into the MNU portal and see a “cashier hold” when trying to access your grades or account information, this means your payment hasn’t been posted to your student account. You may access your student account and make your payment.

Transfers

You may transfer registration from one course to another, if you have not started the course, the new course is with the same continuing education partner, and you have received the instructors’ approval.

Transfers must be from one course to another provided by the same partner.

Transfer requests must be submitted by email to med@mnu.edu.

Withdrawals

Withdrawals with a refund are allowed if you have not started the course or submitted an assignment, and only within seven (7) days from the registration date. If it is a partner course (e.g. Cool Teachers Online, Courses with Russ, Southwest Plains Service Center), the student must receive their approval first.

Withdrawals without a refund are allowed at any time. Please know a “W” will appear on your official MNU transcript.

All withdrawals must be requested by email to med@mnu.edu. The email must include your name, title of the course, course number, and reason for requesting a withdrawal, and evidence of approval by the Continuing Education partner.

No refunds are allowed past the seven (7) days after registration or if you have started the course; however, you may still withdraw from the course.

There is a $15.00 processing administrative fee for all refunds if approved. The amount will be deducted from the amount originally paid. Once MNU processes the refund, it may take up to ten (10) business days to credit your account.

A 100% refund will be granted for every paid registration when a course, conference, or workshop is canceled and an alternative option is not provided.

MNU may withdraw students from a course without a refund for the following situations:

  • Student did not complete the course during the allowed timeframe.
  • Requirements for the course were not met.

Timeline of the withdraw will depend on the course structure and requirements requested by the partner. After six months if you have not started or completed requirements, you will be withdrawn from the course, unless otherwise stated.

***Due to extenuating circumstances, extensions may be granted by submitting a request to med@mnu.edu.

Any continuing education student with an unresolved fee balance will not be able to enroll in additional continuing education courses until the outstanding balance has been resolved. Please contact MNU Continuing Education if you have an unresolved balance by emailing med@mnu.edu. You will receive, via email, instructions regarding paying an outstanding balance.

1098-T’s are available by January 31 of each calendar year. Our Cashier’s Office has detailed information about accessing your 1098T Student Tax Form. Please email med@mnu.edu to receive your username and password which is different from your Student Gateway account.

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