Center for Professional Development

K12 Educators

K12 Educators

Recertification & Advancement Options

Elevate your practice through Professional Development with CPD. Here you find that accessibility, affordability and quality converge to enhance your expertise. Learn highly relevant skills and pedagogy while earning graduate-level, non-degree-seeking, semester credit. Whether you seek PD for yourself or your staff, you will find solutions and partnership with us.

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School Partnerships

School Partnerships

You already organize professional development for your educators; honor the work they are doing and connect graduate-level credit to your training.

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Online Courses

Online Courses

You can improve your practice anytime, anywhere. Our online courses give you convenient, flexible and relevant professional development options that are immediately applicable to your classroom.

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Idaho State Required Courses

Idaho State Required Courses

If you are looking for classes to meet specific Idaho state requirements, we provide a variety of convenient, flexible and relevant options.

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Teacher Endorsements

For those that are already certified to teach in Idaho, NNU offers an Endorsement Only program that will allow you to add an endorsement for additional subject areas.

These endorsements can only be added to a valid Idaho Teaching Certificate. Other than the ESL Endorsement, all of these are offered through the College of Education at NNU. Learn more by contacting educationinfo@nnu.edu.

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ESL/ML ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM

Add an ESL Endorsement to your Idaho teaching certificate through NNU CPD’s new ESL/ML Endorsement Program. Enhance your knowledge and expertise for teaching students learning English as a new language with our affordable endorsement-only program.

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Beyond PD Credits

Northwest Nazarene University offers more than just professional development credits to educators. At NNU, you can become certified to teach or get an advanced degree in education, including an M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D. or Ph.D.

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