Through a mixed-methods study, teacher education faculty members investigated the implementation of a new block of courses and an associated secondary clinical experience designed to prepare preservice secondary special educators. Seventy-three preservice candidates (a) completed then-and-now surveys assessing their confidence implementing 25 competencies, (b) submitted clinical-based artifacts, and (c) reflected on their clinical experience. They reported greater confidence in all skills; completed co-teaching, transition, and strategy-based projects with more than 90% accuracy; and indicated greater understanding of the roles assumed by secondary special educators. Results support recommendations by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education for developing closer connections between methods courses and clinical experiences and greater collaboration between university and school faculty.