Engage in Civil Discourse through a virtual field trip with experts and artifacts in History and Civics. Increase your own content knowledge or support your We the People, Project Citizen, or History Day Project with our monthly online series.
Ask the Expert Speaker and Field Trip Series
2023-2024 Ask the Expert Sessions
Register for an upcoming session or watch any of our previous sessions by clicking on the link below. Due to copyright, some sessions are available upon request. Lesson plans and classroom resources for all past sessions will be linked below for those soon.
Ask the Expert is typically held the third week of the month. Each interactive session is recorded. We invite teachers, students, administrators, parents, and the community to participate.
We are working on scheduling the January through April sessions. Please check for more details.
Ask the Expert Archive
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September 2020
Ask the Expert: The Constitution & Lessons from a Pandemic
with Justice Sue Leeson
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October 2020
A conversation about women’s political participation in Nevada.
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November 2020
A collaboration with the Mob Museum about the Prohibition Era in Nevada
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December 2020
All about Westward Expansion & The Donner Party
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January 2021
Your go-to guide for navigating the Nevada State Legislature
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February 2021
A collaboration with the Mob Museum discussing the African American experience in Southern Nevada.
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March 2021
All about Redistricting in Nevada
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April 2021
A conversation about the Great Depression and its impact on Nevada
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May 2021
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September 2021
First Amendment Expert David L Hudson discusses how the 1st Amendment is applied in schools
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September 2021
A collaboration with the Mob Museum discussing the Federal Court System in Nevada.
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October 2021
Explore the jury process in Nevada with our panel of experts
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November 2021
instructional materials and video coming soon
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December 2021
instructional materials and video coming soon
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January 2022
Learn how primary elections work in Nevada
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February 2022
Enjoy an engaging discussion from Nevada’s Oral History Experts
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March 2022
How does a question get on the ballot? Learn more about Nevada’s ballot question process.
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April 2022
The jewel of the Sierras is a lesson in public policy, multiple state, local, and federal agencies must work together to Keep Tahoe Blue.
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April 2022
A conversation with Constitution Expert George Van Cleve about the dynamic nature of the US Constitution
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May 2022
Learn more about federally recognized tribal sovereignty in Nevada
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September 2022
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October 2022
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November 2022
Learn more about first encounters and ways to celebrate our native cultures.
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December 2022
Learn more about the First Amendment’s clauses for religious freedom.
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February 2023
Ask the Expert: What is Historical Trauma & How can we benefit from learning from Multiple Perspectives
Expert: Zelalem Bogale, Nurite Stites, Kellie Harry
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March 2023
Ask the Expert: The Amendment Process & The Equal Rights Amendment
Our Expert Panel:
Dr. Sondra Cosgrove and Kelsie Eckert,
