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If your teacher talks fast or there is a lot to jot down, grasp the meaning of each paragraph she says, summarize it mentally and  then take it down, emphasizing the main points with a highlighter or underlines. This means you must listen carefully and without distraction before you can mentally summarize.

Many students take down the teachers lecture word for word. This is, in general, not good practice. This is time consuming and tiring. It is copying, not note taking. Yet these students must do so, as they cannot as yet determine what points are important. Only the teacher can tell and she usually does so only at the end. Until then, it seems safe to write all her statements word for word to avoid mistakes and omissions when  you re read or review your notes.

Looses leaves have an advantage over spiral notebooks. They can be rearranged later. But loose leaves tend to get misplaced or fly off as you move from subject to subject or from class to class. A big notebook with big vertical columns is advisable for lecture notes. Write the dictated main points on the right and bigger column. Use the left column for references and notations to the main points on the right.

You can use symbols and abbreviations or devise your own to help you understand and memorize. Re writing notes is not possible in between classes for lack of time. You may find that time when you reach home. Or during the week ends. That is why it is better to listen with attention and then summarize the main points of a lecture instead of re-organizing them later. As you do, exert effort to memorize them.