The Journey Out of the Silos: A Multi-Specialty Course Sequence for Educator Preparation Programs

While educational research promotes integrated instruction that supports the needs of emergent bilinguals (EBs) and students with disabilities (SWD), educator preparation programs (EPPs) do not currently provide fully integrated curricula for multi-specialty certification as part of their undergraduate programs. This article chronicles a journey out of the traditional silos in teacher preparation as we - as curriculum designers – collaboratively designed and piloted an innovative multi-specialty course sequence (MSCS) that includes English as a second language (ESL), bilingual education, and special education competency-based curriculum and pedagogy within a university-based undergraduate EPP.