Sit Front and Center - Encourage your students to sit near the front and middle of the classroom or lecture hall.
Use a Binder for Taking Notes - Make sure students keep their notes in a binder rather than a notebook.
Use Heading and Dates - Have students write a heading and date on every page so they can organize the pages in chronological order in a binder.
Use Loose-Leaf Paper for Note Taking - Take notes on loose-leaf paper. Make sure that students hole punch and add all of the handouts, assignments, quizzes, tests, etc.
Think Before You Write - Before a student writes anything down, encourage them to think about what the teacher is saying.
Use Examples and Stories - Have students write down the stories and examples that teachers use to illustrate points during class.
Look For Clues While Note-Taking - Helping students recognize cues that teachers give to indicate that something is important.
Leave White Space in the Notes - Students should leave spaces between sections of notes, so they can add comments as they review, study, or re-read notes.
Rewrite or Retype Your Notes - Students should be encouraged to re-write or even retype notes to make them more organized and make studying easier.
Read and Review After Note-Taking - The more times they read them, the easier it is to commit their notes to memory and the less time they’ll spend studying them before a test or exam.