“Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners …” and “Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others …”
As for teachers, it is imperative that educators share curriculum, effective instructional strategies, and assessment, in order for the school community to accomplish the goals of the common core.
Perhaps with the help of their growing and helpful new learning community they spend less time doing all the work themselves! They now have time to discover the thought of making it all a reality in the classroom.