The Practicum in Teaching Composition supports first-time graduate instructors in the Teaching Experience Program by introducing foundational concepts in Writing Studies and select theories in Composition/Rhetoric, and by exploring and modeling best pedagogical practices. The Practicum in Teaching Composition (MAWR 01575) develops a community of instructors through seminar-style discussions, collaborative projects, and reciprocal classroom observations. Assignments directly relate to students’ professionalization as instructors and members of the field of Writing Studies. Students develop reflective teaching practices that prepare them to teach subsequent composition courses.