Julia Johnson met with Cindy Dwyer in 2009 when a colleague connected them through e-mail.  They soon visited each other’s classrooms,  and shared curriculum ideas.  After several discussions about the issue of isolation in the field of Gifted Education, they decided to do something about it by starting the Gifted Education Network (GEN). 

The mission of GEN is fundamentally simple:  no stress, no obligations, just a place to connect with one another and share.