The information and communication society is a networked society. We reflect on the concept of a network and identify some profound changes in society. In such a society, knowledge is changing, new knowledge appears, and the structuring of knowledge is evolving. Access to knowledge is changing. The networked form of knowledge makes an evolution of educational systems and structures towards a networked organisation necessary. Complexity, which is a key characteristic of new knowledge in the new society, is reinforced and structured by networks. The teacher's role is becoming more and more complex. We analyse some of the ways it is evolving, see how new technologies force us to confront the core roles of the teacher and reinforce some specific aspects of his/her profession, particularly the role as a mediator, and the role in the development of the collective intelligence. The teacher is now dealing differently with time and space; he/she uses new learning environments, which are more global and link pedagogy and school life within its whole. The growing complexity and the changes in education lead not only to an evolving teaching profession, but also to new teaching professions. Starting from different possible scenarios for the school of the future, we suggest possible scenarios for the teacher of theifuture, and see the teacher's place in national policies. ICT makes teaching more and more a profession, not only a vocation. The question now is not only to improve education with the help of ICT, but also to transform education and learning, as society is transformed.
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